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Inhaler

Object Name:
Inhaler
Object ID:
1938.001.120
Date:
1800-1900
Description:
Inhaler. Redware. Jug with spout. Squat rounded pottery jar with narrow neck having flattened rolled rim, and a small spout on one side (short and thin). No handle. Dark brown lead glaze on exterior flecked with light spots (imperfections), does not extend completely to base. Interior glaze absent. No marks. Called "Pottery thing for Asthma".
Material:
Ceramic
Redware
Dimensions:
H-5.5 Dia-5.6 inches
Provenance:
Donated with many other items from Margaret H. Jewell. There is no ownership information available as well as no maker's mark.
Credit Line:
Gift of Margaret H. Jewell
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